Beef Barbacoa Sliders
These easy beef barbacoa sliders make a great appetizer or finger food for party.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef chuck roast
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce deseeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 white onion chopped divided
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 8 slider buns
- 1 tomato diced
- ¼ cup Chipotle mayo
Instructions
- Start by trimming the fat off a beef chuck roast and cut it into 2-inch pieces. Season the beef with salt and pepper.
- In a slow cooker, mix together adobo sauce, beef broth, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, half of the onion, garlic, cumin, oregano and bay leaves.
- Add the beef to the slow cooker and stir to coat it with the sauce.
- Cook the beef on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours, until it is tender and falls apart easily with a fork.
- Once the beef is cooked, remove it from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks.
- Pour the leftover sauce from the slow cooker over the shredded beef, along with the cilantro.
- Toast the buns, if you want. Top them with barbacoa, onion, tomato, and chipotle mayo.
Notes
- Chuck Roast is the best cut of meat for this dish. The meat needs to have adequate marbling (fat) to create a nice fall-apart texture and flavor.
- The meat must be cooked low and slow for around 6 hours. Trying to cook it faster on a higher heat doesn’t yield the best results.
- If you leave the seeds in the peppers, it will be quite hot. Remove all the seeds for no heat.
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